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How an Unwitting Chimpanzee Discovered Alcohol
In an intoxicating Ted-Ed lesson written by Professor Rod Phillips and animated by Anton Bogaty, narrator Addison Anderson explains the evolution of alcohol over the…
Humans Trade Places With Animals as Climate Change Victims in the Powerful Animation ‘The Turning Point’
In the absolutely powerful and timely animation “The Turning Point” by the incredibly talented illustrator Steve Cutts (previously), the human race becomes the hapless victims…
A Tasty Stop Motion Animation of a LEGO Fried Egg Sandwich Being Made
Animation channel Bebop, who previous made a yummy pizza out of LEGO and fried a rubber chicken, has continued along with their culinary series with…
A Volkswagen Beetle Drives ‘The Last Mile’ in Touching Animation Before VW Retires the Beetle After 70 Years
After 70 years, the Beetle is being retired from Volkswagen’s line of vehicles and it seems only right to salute this icon with a touching…
A Disco Cover of the Pink Floyd Song ‘Have a Cigar’
During the height of the disco era, the band Rosebud performed a very catchy, disco cover of the iconic Pink Floyd song “Have a Cigar”…
A Stunning Silent Film That Captures the Otherworldly Topographical Beauty of Iceland Over a 12 Day Period
German photographer Paul Hüttemann captured stunning HD footage of the amazing otherworldly beauty of Iceland’s topography. Hüttemann followed the landscape over the course of 12…
The Mesmerizing Formation of Hydrogen Bubbles Captured in Ultra Slow Motion
An ebullient episode of the Yan Liang series Envisioning Chemistry has captured in ultra slow motion, the mesmerizing formation of hydrogen bubbles, which arise from…
A Visual List of Fascinating Octopus Facts
The NatGeo Wild series Animals 101 offers a number of fascinating facts about octopuses. This includes the physiology of an octopus, the color of an…
‘The Cup’, A Clever NASCAR ESPN Plastic Cup That Let Fans Enjoy Beverages Without Missing the Action
In 2009, a creative team at Wieden and Kennedy New York created a very cleverly designed wide-mouth plastic giveaway cup for their client ESPN. This…
Despairing Man Confronts Mortality After a Moth Flies In His Ear in the Surreal Animated Short ‘Into the Flame’
“Into the Flame” is an animated short written and directed by Sean McClintock of Hugh & Cry that tells the story of a despairing man…